Tatjana Maria is the third German tennis professional to reach the third round of the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon. The 34-year-old from Bad Saulgau won 6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 5 against the slightly favored Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
In the decisive set, the mother of two was already 3-0 down, but fought back and converted her first match point after more than two hours.
In the next round it’s against the number five seeded Maria Sakkari from Greece or Viktorija Tomowa from Bulgaria. For the world number 103. In her tenth Wimbledon participation, Maria is her second third-round entry. Jule Niemeier and Oscar Otte had previously made it into the top 32.